Foreign Trade

India has decided to curb rice exports in a move that is expected to lift world prices of the staple and trigger a rally in rival wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation. Rice prices in key exporters India, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are set to rise, traders …

The government has moved to scrutinize export of tinned tomato and tomato paste in a bid to prevent a possible price hike in the domestic market amid rising demand from Europe for Turkish agricultural products. The Trade Ministry added those products to the list of goods whose export require permission from authorities. …

Press release… Great interest in Poyraz at WorldFood Istanbul 2022… Award-winning Poyraz Olive Oil, one of Türkiye’s most important olive oil brands, attracted great attention at the 28th International Food Products and Technologies Fair-WorldFood. Poyraz Olive Oil, which exhibited its products at the fair held between 1-4 September, received full …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) Coordinator Jak Eskinazi said that exporters are shackled due to Türkiye’s need for foreign exchange and that despite the recession expectations in the European Union, the largest export market, the export performance of 1 billion 548 million dollars in August 2022 has been the …

Press release… The first lemon harvest of the season begins with early Mayer lemons. Mayer lemon, the earliest harvested product of citrus, is expected to be harvested on September 8 and exported as of September 15. Pointing out that Mayer lemon is a combination of lemon, orange and tangerine, Aegean …

The sum of food exports from Ukraine to the world markets exceeded 1 million tonnes since the establishment of the grain corridor through the Black Sea, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry has announced, informing nine more ships departed from Ukrainian ports over the weekend. A written statement issued by the Defense Ministry informed that the amount of grain …

International and Turkish beekeeping industry came together at the 47th Apimondia – World Beekeeping Congress, which was held at the Istanbul Congress Centre on 24-28 August 2022. BEE’O Propolis Founder, Food Engineer, Dr. Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı reviewed the World Beekeeping Congress, attended by approximately 4 thousand people from 134 …

Press release… Trabzon is the Champion Again in 2021/2022 Hazelnut Export Season… In the 2021/2022 hazelnut export season, which started on September 1, 2021 and ended on August 31, 2022, the amount of hazelnuts exported from Türkiye reached 341,544 tonnes and a foreign exchange inflow of 1 Billion 987 Million …

In two separate food outlook reports published by the United Nations (UN) in June, Türkiye is ranked among the countries that import the most wheat. Türkiye is also among the countries that produce the most wheat, but according to experts, the conuntry’s wheat imports are used as raw materials in …

Vehbi Canpolat, Chairperson of Türkiye Textile Finishing Industrialists’ Association (TTTSD), said, “Our cotton import has exceeded 2 million tonnes, our production is about 800-900 thousand tonnes. China, India and Uzbekistan do not sell us fibre anymore, we buy it from the USA, Greece, Brazil and Australia.” Vehbi Canpolat “Drought and …